One of the most incendiary punk bands of all time, D.O.A.’s 1982 collection has been cleaned up, added to, and re-released in conjunction with the current worldwide wartime feel. Powerfully political and bursting with punk rock’s raging rawness, songs like “I Hate You” and “Smash the State” are as unrefreshingly relevant today, while tracks like “We Don’t Need No God Damn War” resonates louder than ever. Dropping knowledge in the most savage of ways, WAR ON 45 is a landmark punk album worth the first look and the second listen. www.suddendeath.com
- Mike SOS